Dendrobium erosum is a species of orchid of the genus Dendrobium. It is found in Southern Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Papua and New Guinea, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands.[1][2] It grows to a maximum size of 2.5 mm.

Dendrobium erosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Dendrobium
Species:
D. erosum
Binomial name
Dendrobium erosum
Lindl., 1830
Synonyms[1]
  • Pedilonum erosum Blume
  • Callista erosa (Lindl.) Kuntze
  • Chromatotriccum aemulans (Schltr.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
  • Chromatotriccum erosum (Blume) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
  • Dendrobium aegle Ridl.
  • Dendrobium aemulans Schltr. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach
  • Dendrobium amblyogenium Schltr.
  • Dendrobium inopinatum J.J.Sm.
  • Pedilonum aegle (Ridl.) Rauschert
  • Pedilonum aemulans (Schltr.) Rauschert
  • Pedilonum amblyogenium (Schltr.) Rauschert
  • Pedilonum inopinatum (J.J.Sm.) Rauschert
  • Chromatotriccum amblyogenium (Schltr.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones

References edit

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ "IOSPE PHOTOS: Dendrobium erosum". OrchidSpecies. Retrieved 2013-12-27.